Import/export HS code 070960: Fresh or chilled peppers and pimentos

Fresh or chilled fruits of the Capsicum or Pimenta genus, like sweet peppers and chili peppers

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 454,685,875
Spain 366,904,592
Germany 56,564,833
Morocco 38,033,334
France 36,513,367

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 222,162,578 232,523,297 +10,360,719
Spain 177,384,332 189,520,260 +12,135,928
Germany 26,903,458 29,661,375 +2,757,917
Morocco 15,054,893 22,978,441 +7,923,548
France 25,021,016 11,492,351 -13,528,665
Turkey 13,281,558 13,998,263 +716,705
Belgium 3,060,366 8,850,079 +5,789,713
Israel 4,173,353 6,256,656 +2,083,303
Rwanda 2,435,602 2,495,651 +60,049
Kenya 1,975,353 2,668,757 +693,404

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Netherlands 432,326,964
Spain 432,204,003
Morocco 58,888,732
Turkey 28,054,216
Belgium 16,969,084

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 211,831,290 220,495,674 +8,664,384
Spain 208,672,937 223,531,066 +14,858,129
Morocco 26,419,921 32,468,811 +6,048,890
Turkey 13,643,406 14,410,810 +767,404
Belgium 9,069,768 7,899,316 -1,170,452
Israel 7,776,875 6,670,002 -1,106,873
Portugal 2,935,300 4,043,650 +1,108,350
Poland 2,546,083 2,504,799 -41,284
Rwanda 2,447,888 2,497,645 +49,757
Kenya 1,978,510 2,644,158 +665,648

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 44
Outer London - West and North West 34
Inner London - East 28
Inner London - West 28
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - East and North East 38 34 -4
Outer London - West and North West 30 31 +1
Inner London - East 21 25 +4
Inner London - West 21 20 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 12 -5
Greater Manchester 11 15 +4
West Midlands 10 14 +4
Kent 13 12 -1
Essex 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 985,184,882
Air transport 20,435,305
Other 14,217,618
Road transport 10,641,890
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,177,457

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 478,343,784 506,841,098 +28,497,314
Air transport 9,400,248 11,035,057 +1,634,809
Other 7,445,293 6,772,325 -672,968
Road transport 5,579,872 5,062,018 -517,854
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,716,110 3,461,347 +745,237
Rail transport 48,675 0 -48,675

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 327,498,382
Harwich 199,735,984
Felixstowe 120,744,420
Dover 116,339,555
Portsmouth 68,808,713

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Eurotunnel 158,667,078 168,831,304 +10,164,226
Harwich 89,040,024 110,695,960 +21,655,936
Felixstowe 68,418,435 52,325,985 -16,092,450
Dover 54,583,596 61,755,959 +7,172,363
Portsmouth 34,541,711 34,267,002 -274,709
Immingham Docks 9,641,991 33,668,400 +24,026,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,198,790 23,027,286 +6,828,496
Killingholme 29,622,260 43,831 -29,578,429
London Heathrow Airport 8,904,989 10,156,864 +1,251,875
Tyne 8,528,711 10,077,518 +1,548,807

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 261
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of food products 21
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 19
Food and beverage service activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 132
2026-03 153
2026-02 152
2026-01 159
2025-12 144

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 148
0-1m 71
15m-54m 52
54m+ 47
Other 18

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 1,332,234
Canada 357,788
United Arab Emirates 282,445
Netherlands 164,784
Spain 44,213

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 654,860 677,374 +22,514
Canada 225,875 131,913 -93,962
United Arab Emirates 246,894 35,551 -211,343
Netherlands 75,274 89,510 +14,236
Spain 44,213 0 -44,213
Gibraltar 3,674 9,692 +6,018
Turkey 0 8,584 +8,584
Qatar 7,838 0 -7,838
Norway 6,426 0 -6,426
Bulgaria 3,438 0 -3,438

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Spain 150,215
Morocco 134,059
Netherlands 124,077
XI 44,942
Ireland 7,888

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Spain 71,361 78,854 +7,493
Morocco 82,543 51,516 -31,027
Netherlands 37,191 86,886 +49,695
XI 20,057 24,885 +4,828
Ireland 7,888 0 -7,888
Belgium 416 5,349 +4,933
Poland 4,055 1,251 -2,804
South Africa 830 1,693 +863
Australia 0 1,205 +1,205
Portugal 0 420 +420

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 916,061
Air transport 656,353
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 599,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,196

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Other 396,326 519,735 +123,409
Air transport 485,124 171,229 -313,895
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 337,205 262,583 -74,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,354 2,842 -51,512

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 916,061
Holyhead 354,485
London Heathrow Airport 353,101
London Gatwick Airport 290,901
Dover / Eurotunnel 128,757

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 396,326 519,735 +123,409
Holyhead 196,846 157,639 -39,207
London Heathrow Airport 277,043 76,058 -200,985
London Gatwick Airport 201,673 89,228 -112,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 77,784 50,973 -26,811
Felixstowe 32,940 16,000 -16,940
Liverpool Docks 47,771 0 -47,771
Harwich 5,316 40,813 +35,497
Immingham Docks 16,985 0 -16,985
Fishguard 13,000 0 -13,000

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 070960

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Fresh or chilled fruits of the Capsicum or Pimenta genus, like sweet peppers and chili peppers